Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Bucculatricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bucculatrix | |
Bucculatrix armata is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Seksjaeva in 1989. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai) and Japan (Hokkaido).
The forewings are white, mixed with orange brown.
The larvae feed on Tilia japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a linear mine. Older larvae live freely, feeding on the upper surface of the leaf.
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